The Yukon Legislative Assembly () is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines. In contrast, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, their legislative assemblies are elected on a non-partisan basis and operate on a consensus government model.
Each member represents one electoral district, elected through first-past-the-post voting. Members of the Legislative Assembly are sworn in by the commissioner of Yukon.
History From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the commissioner of the Yukon. Following the passage of the Yukon Elections Act in 1977, the Territorial Council was replaced by the current Legislative Assembly, which was elected for the first time in the 1978 Yukon general election.
Current members
Italicized text indicates a member of cabinet. Bold text indicates a party leader. Both indicates the Premier of Yukon
NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsCurrie DixonYukonCopperbelt North2011, 20213rd term*Scott KentYukonCopperbelt South2000, 20115th term*Brent McDonaldNew DemocraticKlondike20251st termWade IstchenkoYukonKluane20114th termBrad CathersYukonLake Laberge20026th termCory BellmoreYukonMayo-Tatchun20251st termJen GehmairYukonMarsh Lake-Mount Lorne-Golden Horn20251st termLinda MoenNew DemocraticMountainview20251st termPatti McLeodYukonWatson Lake-Ross River-Faro20114th termTed LakingYukonPorter Creek Centre20251st termDoris AndersonYukonPorter Creek North20251st termAdam GerleYukon PartyPorter Creek South20251st termCarmen GustafsonNew DemocraticRiverdale North20251st termJustin ZieglerNew DemocraticRiverdale South20251st termKate WhiteNew DemocraticTakhini20114th termDebra-Leigh RetiLiberalVuntut Gwitchin20251st termTyler PorterYukonSouthern Lakes20251st termLane TredgerNew DemocraticWhitehorse Centre20212nd termLaura LangYukonWhitehorse West20251st termYvonne ClarkeYukonWhistle Bend North20212nd termLinda BenoitYukonWhistle Bend South20251st term
Party standings
Party Rural Whitehorse Total Yukon 6 8 14 New Democratic 1 5 6 Liberal 1 0 1 Total 8 13 21 Government majority 3
See also List of speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly List of Yukon general elections List of the Yukon Legislative Assemblies List of Yukon territorial electoral districts
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References
External links Yukon Legislature